Sanath Jayasuriya still heads the list of the most valuable player (MVP) in the Super Eights in spite of a poor match against Australia. Jayasuriya only picked up 11 points yesterday; so his average dropped from 116 to 99.

Matthew Hayden scored a brisk 40 and took two catches to amass 68 points, but that wasn't good enough because he averaged 93 before the Sri Lanka match. He's now placed third, just behind Scott Styris.

With a tremendous spell of 9.4-3-19-4, Nathan Bracken piled up 123 points to jump from the twelfth to the fourth place. Symonds (56 -> 43) also gained 74 points with his 63 in 71 balls and the Maharoof catch. But Symonds has still not made the big impact that he was supposed to make.

For Sri Lanka, Kumar Sangakkara (25 -> 38) had a bad match, but Mahela Jayawardene (32 -> 20) improved his position with 72 in 88 balls. Chamara Silva (54) didn't gain too many points because he took 107 balls for his 64 runs.

Today's England v South Africa match is a delicious prospect. Both Flintoff (7) and Pietersen (13) must fire if England are to have any realistic chance.

Rank

Country

Player

Runs

Balls

Ct | St

Rc

Bb

W

Run Outs

M

Total

Average

1

SL

Sanath Jayasuriya

351

333

1

181

266

4

1.0

6

592.40

98.73

2

NZ

Scott Styris

344

459

3

163

240

7

0.5

6

544.80

90.80

3

Aus

Matthew Hayden

388

330

4

0.0

6

532.00

88.67

4

Aus

Nathan Bracken

0

0

1

137

250

12

0.0

5

356.00

71.20

5

SA

Andre Nel

1

5

2

132

176

8

0.0

3

208.80

69.60

6

SA

Jacques Kallis

335

435

3

190

216

4

0.0

6

415.80

69.30

7

NZ

Jacob Oram

124

194

4

147

243

9

1.0

6

400.20

66.70

8

Eng

Andrew Flintoff

72

110

3

168

265

9

0.0

5

331.00

66.20

9

NZ

Shane Bond

0

0

3

135

310

11

0.0

6

392.00

65.33

10

SL

Lasith Malinga

2

9

1

165

182

11

0.5

4

258.40

64.60

11

SL

Muttiah Muralitharan

3

3

2

188

288

10

0.0

5

296.00

59.20

12

Aus

Glenn McGrath

0

0

0

225

273

15

0.0

6

353.40

58.90

13

Eng

Kevin Pietersen

280

366

1

2

6

0

0.5

5

287.00

57.40

14

Aus

Ricky Ponting

278

313

5

0.0

6

330.60

55.10

15

SA

AB De Villiers

253

253

4

0.0

6

323.60

53.93

16

WI

Daren Powell

55

50

0

232

294

8

0.0

5

265.20

53.04

17

SL

Chaminda Vaas

4

6

1

139

252

8

0.0

5

262.80

52.56

18

SA

Herschelle Gibbs

231

284

7

1.0

6

293.80

48.97

19

Ire

Trent Johnston

100

102

3

206

200

6

0.5

5

243.40

48.68

20

SL

Mahela Jayawardene

283

379

1

1.0

6

291.80

48.63

21

NZ

Daniel Vettori

10

14

0

234

346

10

0.0

6

291.60

48.60

22

Aus

Shaun Tait

0

0

1

280

285

13

1.0

6

289.00

48.17

23

Eng

Paul Collingwood

160

235

5

166

192

3

1.0

5

240.60

48.12

24

Aus

Brad Hogg

5

6

3

217

306

10

0.0

6

288.00

48.00

25

Ban

Syed Rasel

14

21

1

146

222

6

0.0

4

191.80

47.95

26

Aus

Adam Gilchrist

199

206

4 | 3

0.0

6

283.20

47.20

27

Eng

Sajid Mahmood

2

4

0

171

208

7

1.0

4

188.20

47.05

28

Eng

Liam Plunkett

29

34

0

43

42

1

0.0

1

45.40

45.40

29

WI

Devon Smith

33

27

0

0.0

1

44.40

44.40

30

SA

Charles Langeveldt

10

47

1

219

222

9

0.5

4

174.00

43.50

31

Aus

Stuart Clark

0

0

0

19

48

1

0.0

1

43.40

43.40

32

WI

Ramnaresh Sarwan

220

299

1

52

48

1

0.0

5

216.20

43.24

33

Aus

Michael Clarke

211

216

3

63

72

0

0.0

6

258.80

43.13

34

Eng

Paul Nixon

131

145

5 | 1

1.0

5

205.00

41.00

35

SA

Graeme Smith

194

237

3

107

84

3

0.0

6

245.60

40.93

36

SL

Tillakaratne Dilshan

123

140

3

111

168

2

1.0

6

244.40

40.73

37

Aus

Shane Watson

47

35

1

81

100

1

1.0

3

118.00

39.33

38

SL

Kumar Sangakkara

177

244

5 | 4

0.5

6

235.80

39.30

39

SA

Shaun Pollock

58

80

1

234

318

5

1.5

6

233.40

38.90

40

SL

Malinga Bandara

17

19

0

53

58

1

0.0

1

36.20

36.20

41

WI

Brian Lara

137

162

2

1.0

5

178.40

35.68

42

NZ

Stephen Fleming

214

268

0

0.0

6

213.60

35.60

43

Aus

Andrew Symonds

137

111

2

129

122

2

0.0

6

211.80

35.30

44

Ire

Kyle McCallan

33

62

0

165

264

6

0.0

6

206.60

34.43

45

WI

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

191

270

1

0.0

5

171.00

34.20

46

NZ

Hamish Marshall

81

98

1

0.5

3

100.60

33.53

47

Eng

Monty Panesar

1

2

0

196

264

6

0.0

5

159.60

31.92

48

NZ

James Franklin

59

49

1

191

246

4

0.0

6

185.60

30.93

49

Ban

Mohammad Ashraful

177

204

0

7

2

0

0.0

6

185.40

30.90

50

Ire

Dave Langford-Smith

34

34

2

197

264

5

0.0

6

185.00

30.83

51

Ire

Kevin O'Brien

142

179

1

59

54

1

0.0

5

154.00

30.80

52

SA

Andre Hall

25

30

2

211

261

5

0.0

5

153.80

30.76

53

WI

Chris Gayle

106

149

1

189

212

3

0.0

5

150.40

30.08

54

SL

Chamara Silva

195

284

3

0.0

6

177.80

29.63

55

Ban

Mohammad Rafique

42

73

2

203

288

4

0.5

6

171.00

28.50

56

NZ

Craig McMillan

121

182

0

29

39

3

0.0

6

170.60

28.43

57

SA

Mark Boucher

102

97

6 | 0

0.5

6

168.40

28.07

58

Eng

Ian Bell

160

264

1

1.0

5

137.80

27.56

59

Ire

Andrew White

96

122

2

74

91

2

0.5

6

163.20

27.20

60

Ban

Abdur Razzak

28

44

0

242

298

6

0.0

6

161.20

26.87

61

Ban

Saqibul Hasan

123

227

1

208

239

4

0.5

6

160.60

26.77

62

Eng

James Anderson

0

1

0

192

258

5

0.0

5

133.60

26.72

63

Ire

Andre Botha

61

116

0

140

180

2

1.0

4

105.20

26.30

64

SA

Makhaya Ntini

15

20

1

268

324

6

0.0

6

154.20

25.70

65

WI

Dwayne Bravo

54

75

1

244

216

6

0.0

5

125.80

25.16

66

SL

Russel Arnold

82

114

0

46

61

3

0.0

6

147.60

24.60

67

WI

Denesh Ramdin

73

79

8 | 0

0.0

5

122.80

24.56

68

Ban

Aftab Ahmed

107

119

3

9

13

0

0.5

6

147.20

24.53

69

Eng

Ravinder Bopara

83

98

1

6

12

0

0.0

4

96.20

24.05

70

NZ

Brendon McCullum

52

40

12 | 1

0.0

6

142.00

23.67

71

SL

Dilhara Fernando

2

2

1

127

174

3

0.0

4

91.60

22.90

72

Ire

Boyd Rankin

8

28

0

213

236

7

0.0

6

137.40

22.90

73

SA

Ashwell Prince

86

111

1

1.0

5

112.20

22.44

74

NZ

Peter Fulton

142

228

1

0.0

5

106.60

21.32

75

NZ

Jeetan Patel

0

0

1

110

150

2

0.0

3

63.00

21.00

76

Ire

Niall O'Brien

139

234

6 | 0

0.0

6

120.80

20.13

77

WI

Corey Collymore

13

19

0

140

174

2

0.0

3

58.00

19.33

78

WI

Marlon Samuels

43

62

1

81

84

1

1.0

4

75.60

18.90

79

SA

Robin Petersen

12

16

1

61

72

1

0.0

2

36.80

18.40

80

Ban

Tamim Iqbal

113

200

4

1.0

6

110.00

18.33

81

Ban

Mashrafe Mortaza

72

109

1

238

287

2

0.0

6

101.40

16.90

82

Eng

Andrew Strauss

30

47

2

0.0

2

32.40

16.20

83

Eng

Michael Vaughan

67

135

0

48

72

1

0.5

5

71.60

14.32

84

SL

Upul Tharanga

125

220

2

0.0

6

84.00

14.00

85

Ire

William Porterfield

142

272

3

0.0

6

81.40

13.57

86

WI

Jerome Taylor

23

27

0

136

156

1

0.0

3

37.20

12.40

87

SL

Farveez Maharoof

30

31

2

150

162

1

0.0

4

48.80

12.20

88

WI

Lendl Simmons

14

26

1

0.0

1

12.20

12.20

89

NZ

Michael Mason

0

0

0

18

45

0

0.0

2

18.00

9.00

90

Ban

Mushfiqur Rahim

37

91

0 | 0

2.0

6

49.20

8.20

91

Aus

Michael Hussey

44

62

2

0.0

6

48.40

8.07

92

WI

Ian Bradshaw

26

62

0

167

174

2

0.0

3

22.60

7.53

93

Aus

Brad Hodge

0

0

4

0.0

3

20.00

6.67

94

Ire

Eoin Morgan

68

146

4

0.0

6

39.20

6.53

95

Ban

Habibul Bashar

92

200

2

0.0

6

34.00

5.67

96

Eng

Ed Joyce

11

28

3

0.0

3

14.60

4.87

97

Ire

Jeremy Bray

74

159

0

0.0

6

20.80

3.47

98

WI

Dwayne Smith

17

15

0

47

48

0

0.0

4

13.40

3.35

99

Ban

Shahadat Hossain

0

2

0

51

54

0

0.5

1

2.60

2.60

100

Ban

Javed Omar

39

92

0

0.0

2

4.40

2.20

101

NZ

Ross Taylor

10

20

0

0.0

3

4.00

1.33

102

Ban

Shahriar Nafees

17

43

1

0.0

4

4.60

1.15

103

WI

Kieron Pollard

10

17

0

20

18

0

0.0

1

0.80

0.80

104

SA

Loots Bosman

0

0

0

0.0

1

0.00

0.00

105

SA

Justin Kemp

13

51

2

27

24

0

0.5

4

-0.60

-0.15

106

Ire

John Mooney

23

45

0

36

30

0

0.0

2

-2.00

-1.00

107

NZ

Mark Gillespie

0

0

2

42

37

0

0.0

1

-2.40

-2.40

108

Ire

Peter Gillespie

2

8

0

0.0

1

-2.40

-2.40

109

SL

Nuwan Kulasekara

1

5

0

20

24

0

0.0

1

-2.80

-2.80

110

NZ

Lou Vincent

0

6

0

0.0

1

-4.80

-4.80

111

Eng

Jamie Dalrymple

3

12

1

29

24

0

0.0

1

-8.40

-8.40

112

Ban

Tapash Baisya

0

0

0

35

17

0

0.0

1

-21.40

-21.40

113

Ire

Paul Mooney

0

1

0

40

21

0

0.0

1

-24.00

-24.00

Ct: Catches taken | St: Stumpings | Rc: Runs conceded | Bb: Balls bowled | W: Wickets taken | M: Matches played.*Run outs are counted as 1 for a direct hit, and 0.5 if the player is an equal participant in a run out dismissal.

The Chernoff gallery of the top nine Super Eight players after Day 33 appears below. The data below the face is in the following format: total runs / strike rate | wickets / economy rate.

Here are the faces of the nine highest scoring batsmen in the Super Eights (total runs / scoring rate). If two players have scored the same number of runs, the player with the higher points appears first.

Recall that batsmen have round faces and a short and wide nose. They smile more when they score more runs. Batting all-rounders have taller noses, and their faces that aren't so round.

Here are the faces of the nine highest wicket-taking bowlers in the Super Eights (wickets / no. of runs conceded per over). If two players have scored the same number of wickets, the player with the higher points appears first.

Bowlers have tapered faces, a tall and thin nose, and bigger ears if they take more wickets. This list contains only Australian, Sri Lankans and New Zealanders.

Here are the faces of the nine most successful fielders in the Super Eight ( fielding points | run outs / catches / stumpings).

Fielders who take a lot of catches have wide eyebrows (see "McCullum"), and those that participate in run out dismissals have bigger eyes.

Finally, here's a chart showing the average "value" contributed by players from all the Super Eight teams. It's interesting that the bars align in almost the same sequence as in the points table. This chart would therefore suggest that South Africa have the edge over England in tonight's crucial "quarter-final".